Overview
- A fuel-tanker fire at a La Boca depot next to the Bridge of the Americas late Monday local time triggered explosions that shut the span.
- Fire officials reported one worker dead and said several people were injured, including two firefighters with burn wounds.
- The blaze was contained after a large deployment of more than 75 firefighters and 45 vehicles cooled nearby tanks.
- Engineers are conducting structural checks on the bridge, a logistics corridor reopened early Tuesday to ease local travel, and canal transits continue as normal.
- Investigators say early signs point to a tanker-origin fire with no verified link to sabotage, drawing extra attention because recent Iran tensions have nudged more tanker traffic toward the canal.